Stating that women are the backbone of Uttarakhand State, Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that MlA Sarita Arya’s appointment to the presidentship of Pradesh Mahila Congress will further strengthen the party organisation in the State.
The CM was speaking at a function organised at Congress Bhawan on Sunday to welcome Arya to Dehradun for the first time after her appointment to the post. Speaking on the occasion, Pradesh Congress Committee president Kishore Upadhyay congratulated Arya and said the Congress had always accorded proper respect to women.
He expressed hope that Sarita Arya would move forward with the Mahila Congress members and help strengthen the party organisation.
Former chief minister and Sitarganj MlA Vijay Bahuguna also congratulated Arya and said that strengthening of the Mahila Congress under her would further boost the position of the party in the coming Assembly elections. PCC vice president Jot Singh Bisht, cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat, MlAs Subodh Uniyal, Hemesh Kharkwal, Jeet Ram and PCC general secretary Anand Rawat also expressed their views on the occasion.